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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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